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With its outdated oil field technology, Iraq currently "flares" (burns off) 600 million cubic feet of natural gas per day and ranks fourth in the world for release of greenhouse gases because of it.
Technology will change that for the better, putting the natural gas on the market and helping clean up the environment.
Oil field natural gas "flaring" shows up red in this satellite picture.
US News & World Report
How Big Oil Could Help on Climate Change in Iraq
Marianne Lavelle
February 15, 2008 02:29 PM ET
Look at this satellite image of fires rising up from Iraq:
These hot spots, detected from 500 miles into space, were not sparked by bombings or by gunfire on the war-torn ground. They are neither flames of insurgency nor of combat. This is a snapshot of energy waste and the pointless release of millions of tons of greenhouse gas into the atmosphere.
This image shows the flaring, or burning, of natural gas that is brought to the surface as the Iraqis extract oil. There's no way to get the oil out without releasing this "associated" gas. Flaring is the cheap and dirty way to get rid of this combustible fuel when there are no pipelines, gas-fired power plants, or export terminals nearby. Iraq is by no means alone in gas flaring; it is the fourth-worst offender in the world, behind Russia, Nigeria, and Iran. Sadly, flaring still goes on in remote oil fields in the United States, although the volumes are much reduced over the years and much less than in Iraq and the other top-flaring countries.
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http://www.usnews.com/blogs/beyond-...help-on-climate-change-in-iraq.html#read_more
Technology will change that for the better, putting the natural gas on the market and helping clean up the environment.
Oil field natural gas "flaring" shows up red in this satellite picture.
US News & World Report
How Big Oil Could Help on Climate Change in Iraq
Marianne Lavelle
February 15, 2008 02:29 PM ET
Look at this satellite image of fires rising up from Iraq:
These hot spots, detected from 500 miles into space, were not sparked by bombings or by gunfire on the war-torn ground. They are neither flames of insurgency nor of combat. This is a snapshot of energy waste and the pointless release of millions of tons of greenhouse gas into the atmosphere.
This image shows the flaring, or burning, of natural gas that is brought to the surface as the Iraqis extract oil. There's no way to get the oil out without releasing this "associated" gas. Flaring is the cheap and dirty way to get rid of this combustible fuel when there are no pipelines, gas-fired power plants, or export terminals nearby. Iraq is by no means alone in gas flaring; it is the fourth-worst offender in the world, behind Russia, Nigeria, and Iran. Sadly, flaring still goes on in remote oil fields in the United States, although the volumes are much reduced over the years and much less than in Iraq and the other top-flaring countries.
READ MORE
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/beyond-...help-on-climate-change-in-iraq.html#read_more